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Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
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Lower drug doses for elderly patients should be used first, with titrations of the dose as tolerated to prevent unwanted drug-related pharmacodynamic effects.
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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
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When intravenous medications are involved in adverse drug events, their harmful effects may occur more rapidly, and be more severe than errors with oral medications. This is due to the direct administration into the bloodstream.
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.